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ee — — ——— - —E———— RN ee - —_— — — - a 1V CONTENTS. | CHAPTER PAGE XLVII.—A Critical Position—The Fatal Rock—A Double Tragedy—The Disputed Prize - - 118 XLVIII.—The Homeless Wanderers—The Earl of Sloeford—The Secret Panel and the White Hands 119 XLIX.—The Assassination—A Terrible Companion—The Tale of Blood—The Death Clutch—A Prisoner - - - - - = 2 = a ~ = 123 L.—Rose Again—An Adventure—A Familiar Foe—A Spectre—Startling Discovery—An Old Friend 125 LI.—The Talking Picture—The Unseen Writer—A Kindly Waser ae ines and Fears—The Old Man’s Goodness - - - - - - - 127 LII.—Rose Meets with an Aavontaee The Circus—The Brutal Acrobat—A Riot - - 131 LIII.—Clara St. John Again—Her Difficulties Subdued—The Bleeding Steward—The Novel Angel of Merey—A Narration of Blood—Family Secrets—The Confession—Clara’s Defiance— Cousin, Beware!” - - - - - - - - - 134 LIV.—Grace Walgrave—A Sad History—A Strange Revelation—Fatal Sequel - - - 135 LV.—Pleasant Anticipations—Waterloo Bridge—The Suicide—Can They Save Her? - - 138 LVI.—Clara’s Searches—A New Discovery—The Death Chamber—The Trail of Blood—The Assassin’s Name, - - - - - - 140 LVITI.—Mermet’s Escape—A Bold Stroke for Say _The Waterman’s Tomb and the Suicide’s Graye - - - - - - - - - - - 142 - LVIII.—Mermet’s Victims—Mermet’s Bannpeaeales Love—A Tale of Treachery and Deceit - 144 LIX.—The Lover’s Visit—The Maiden’s Fear—Open Violence—The Death of the Libertine - - 148 | LX.—Rose and Her Fortunes—Blanche Bowerini—The Lady and Her Black Attendant - 149 LXI.—The Poison and the Dagger—A Lucky Escape—Rose’s_ Forbearance—Lady LBellisle in Difficulties - - - - - - - - - = - 152 LXII.—Rose and Blanche Bowerini on their Travels—The Freaks of the Green-room—Behind the Scenes—Hamlet - - . - - - - 155 LXIII.—All’s Well that Ends Well—Rose’ 3 poeta Bouquets—Death of Ethel the Ballet-Dancer 157 ‘ LXIV.—A Grave Accusation — The Suspected Man— His Strange Disappearance —The Bouquet Preserved - - - - - - ~ - = - - 160 LX V.—The Resurrectionist—The Visit to the Necromancer—Supernatural Agencies - 163 LXVI.—Clara St. John -Still at Work—Revelations—The Wife Auction—The Theatre—Death of Rose Mortimer - - - - - - - - - - 166 LXVII.—A Tearful Crime—The Magician Plots Aeaincithe Carpet Bag—Soho 8 - ~ - 168 LXVIII.—Waterloo Bridge—Danger—Mermet’s Decision—The Death Compact - - - - 172 LXIX.—Mermet’s Plot Works Bravely—The Resurrectionists Again—Iace to Face with the Dead 174 LXX.—Exciting News—A Mob—Lynch Law—All Lost - - - - - - 176 LXXI.—The Astrologer’s Laboratory—Midnight Deeds—“ Mine from the Grave !’—Man or Devil? - 180 LXXII.—A Gallant Priest—Theatrical Dressing-room—The Green-room—A Scene ina Church - 183 LX XIII.—Rose and Her Lover—A Proposal—Slight—The Letter—The Insult - - - - 186 LXXIV.—Mermet — Lotty Accuses the Arab — The Skeleton’s Feast — The Laboratory — Fearful Dénouement - - - - - - - - 189 LXXV. The Hind of Lady BE Niele AaB aan the Death- Bede Rene Apaina be Bepuaning of the - n - - 1 ILLUSTRATIONS. | LXXVI.—Finis - - - = ~ - = - - - - 192 PAGE | PAGE Abel Booth seizes Rose Mortimer - - - 1 The Abduction het Eee 5 = BA i: Rose carried off by Count Lerno - - 9 Digging ths Grave - - = : 3 105 Rose’s Appeal to Count Lerno - - = ld, Clara and the Ruffians - - = = Fis She Hag and Her Victim - - - - 25 An Extraordinary Scene at a Circus - r 191 “TWelp! Help!” shrieked the Terrified Ballet- The Lost One - - = - z - 499 eas : . i . £ . aber oY The Libertine’s Death = = - by 37 The Murder in the Green-room - - - 41 The Murder by Poison - = a m Sas The Fatal Duel in the Wood - - - - A9 A Real Tragedy nO > = - = 153 The Murderous Athack P - ™ 2 57 The Sweep and His Victims - = 2 E Wet Pio ruest. ae a ° = me. 6D Selling a Wife - ~ 4 x 2 fi 169 Bound Dead 4 = A a - J 73 The Bodysnatchers 2 z > * - 197 The Midnight Excursion - - - em aL The Murder of the Pet Parson - s * 185 haar wire : ee Pn eee 89 Rose Astonishes the Drapers ° - E a = 193 nnn CS COMIC bOO